The first thing to notice about We Banjo 3 is of course the banjos: They indeed have three, and manage to use them all in many of their songs. But the Irish acoustic quartet stands most of all on its ...

We Banjo 3, which originated in Galway, Ireland, plays a fusion of traditional Irish, old-time and bluegrass music that has been dubbed “Celtgrass.” Members of the group have captured “All Ireland” ...

Galway native Enda Scahill shares his favorite haunts for trad music, from packed sessions at Tig Cóilí in the Latin Quarter to intimate clambake sets at Tigh Ned on Inisheer. Galway, with its narrow ...

"Banjo" Barney McKenna, the last original member of the Irish folk band The Dubliners, died Thursday while having a morning cup of tea with a friend. He was 72 and had just marked his 50th year with… ...

As an Irish banjo player with an appreciation for American picking, David Howley can speak with transatlantic perspective when discussing folk music and the banjo’s place in it. And as one-fourth of ...

Martin and the Board of The Steve Martin Banjo Prize have announced the two winners—Bill Evans of Alto, New Mexico, and Enda Scahill of Galway, Ireland. Building on the Board’s mission to recognize ...

“Banjo” Barney McKenna died at his home in Howth, Dublin, on Thursday morning while enjoying a cup of tea with an old friend. He was the last surviving member of the much loved Dubliners Irish folk ...

WHILE no one would confuse the hamlet of East Durham with Nashville's Music City, there is no denying that it has become a mecca for traditional music not only in the summer but now in October as it ...

A year ago, the Irish band We Banjo 3 met a woman who was dealing with unconscionable grief. Just days earlier, her son had committed suicide. She came to We Banjo 3’s concert on a friend’s ...